Warring-machine



(No Model.)

A. E. KINGSLEY.

WARPING MACHINE.

Patented May 18,1886.

m 1 M m m 4 f UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ALBERT E. KINGSLEY, OF SACCARAPPA, MAINE.

WARPlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 342,210, dated May 18,1886. Application filed September 25, 1884. Serial No. 143,973. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. KInGsLEY, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Saccarappa, in the county of Gumberland andState of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inXVarping-lllachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to warping-machines; and it consists in thecombination, with a warping-machine, of a fan located above the yarn andan apron or guide located under the yarn, for carrying the dirt to thefloor or to a receptacle provided for the purpose.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective view of awarping-machine, showing my invention.

A represents the frame of the machine, which carries the reel B,adjacent to which is mounted the frame or creel H, which carries thespools.

The warping-machine is provided with the usual mechanical means forcarrying out the warping of the yarn, and as such apparatus forms nopart of my invention a detailed explanation of the same is unnecessary.Above the frame or sides A thereof are mounted suitable brackets, G 0,having journals upon the upper portions of the same, which journalsserve to support a shaft, D, which extends transversely across themachine above and between the ravel and heck box. Upon this shaft ismounted a fan, E, or blower, which is preferably provided with but twowings, as shown. The end of the shaft D to which the fan is securedextends beyond one of the side frames, so as to be on a line with thedrivingpulley from which the warping-machine is actuated, the end of theshaft D being provided with a small pulley, over which the driving-beltpasses. Under the yarns or threads is secured rigidly to two rods of theframe of the apparatus an inclined guide, F,

which is preferably composed of sheet metal.

This guide or plate is for the purpose of receiving the refuse matterwhich is removed from the yarn by the fan, and carries the same to thefloor or a receptacle located at the bottom thereof. The inclinedcarrier F is at all times stationary, and is rigidly secured to rods ofthe sides A A or other suitable portion of the warping-machine. Inpractice I prefer to employ a fan having but two wings, as shown, as afan thus constructed will take up but little space, and is not in theway of a person attending to the machine when mending broken threads oryarns.

As shown in the accompanying drawing,

the fan is located above that portion of the warping-machine where theyarns or threads pass horizontally through the same, and a blast orcurrent of air is passed between said yarns when the machine is inoperation with sufficientvforce to remove foreign matteras waste, seeds,lint, &c.from the yarns and drop-wires, which improves the quality ofthe yarn, and frees the same from accumulations, and at the same timeremoves the waste from the drop-wires and prevents them from becomingclogged so as to become inoperative.

It will be noticed that as the fan is driven from the pulley on thedriving-wheel shaft it will remain at rest when the apparatus is thrownout of gear.

I do not confine myself to the particular form of fan or means fordriving a blast of air through the yarn or upon the dropwires, as theform of construction may be varied without departing from the spirit ofmy invention.

It will be obvious that the improvements described may be embodied inany of the forms of warping-machines. A good form for such applicationis disclosed by the United States Patent No. 266,330, of J. Valmsley,dated October 24., 1882, or that of J. T. Val ms ley, No. 108,856, datedNovember 1, 1870,

or that of J. Walmsley and S. Lang, No. 251,324, dated December 20,1881, to either of which patents reference may be had for a generalunderstanding of the principles of a warping-machine.

I claim- 1. The combination, with a warping-machine, of a fan supportedabove the same, for exerting a direct current of air downward throughthe yarn and drop-wires, and a can rier located under the passage-way ofthe 5 yarn, and adapted to convey the refuse removed by the fan from theyarn to the base of the apparatus, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a warping-machine, ofa fan located 011 theupper part of 10 the machine above the passageway or line of travel ofthe yarn ,for exerting a direct current of air downward through theyarn, and a stationary inclined carrier or guide, F, located under thepassage-Way of the yarn, substan tially as shown, and for the purposeset forth. 15

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT E. KINGSLEY.

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J AMES M. Wnnn, Isa M. Wnnn.

